Seizing the means of consumption: China and the digital yuan
It is often said that ‘money can’t buy happiness’, but for Chinese President Xi Jinping, money, in the form of…
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Alibaba registered one billion American depositary shares (ADS) on Friday, in a sign that a troubled SoftBank may be selling…
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Semiconductor landscape shifts as China approves AMD-Xilinx mega deal
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Year of the Tiger: China takes lead in digital currency as Meituan expands e-CNY payments
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How the 2022 Olympics will flaunt the Great Technology Wall of China
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games taking place in February in Beijing are already a hot potato for host nation China.…
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Shenzhen becomes more special as China seeks global trade fix
Major Chinese technology, logistics and economic hub Shenzhen is to reform its market access, as China allows the city to…
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“There will be blood”: China regulators amp up war on Big Tech in fog of confusion
Regulators in China are reportedly at odds as the government ratchets up control over the country's tech industry. The news…
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Beijing’s iron grip tightens on China tech as ByteDance closes strategic investment unit
China tech giant ByteDance has announced the closure of its strategic investment unit. The move, the latest in an ongoing…
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